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Mary Birch does not deny that its C-section rate is high
To answer your comment to me pb1, of course I had my version in a hospital. I am not anti-hospital. I was given ALL the facts, risks and benefits on the external version and my husband and I made the decision accordingly. I did agree to this intervention, but only after knowing the facts. That is all I ever wanted for my first pregnancy and birth as well. I would not have had to make that choice if their had been an OB who was skilled in breech delivery, but unfortunately that is an art that has been lost here in the US and a differently discussion all together. So, we chose the the less invasive intervention. Luckily, with a little nudge and less than a minute of work, she flip flopped head down and stayed there. To your other question, yes, I 100% support anyone who chooses to have an elective C-Section, IF they are given all the facts. I WAS NOT given any facts on my induction. My informed consent included only being told "don't worry I do this all the time, its perfectly safe." That is not informed consent. It took me a year to recover from my C-Section, I had several infections and had severe pain for many months. It was over a year before I could return to running without any pain. My friend had a complication and ended up with a hysterectomy and she will never had children again. She was told she should have a C-Section because she was having a "big baby". That big baby turned out to be 8 pounds and she will never have anther. She was also told that "C-Sections are perfectly safe and there was nothing to worry about." I have heard this story time and time again. Women are NOT being given all the risks associated with induction/ elective C-Section / Pitocin... etc.. This is the focus. INFORMED CONSENT. I don't think that is being unreasonable at all and all women should want to know all the facts before making major decisions for themselves and their babies.— December 18, 2011 3:05 p.m.
Mary Birch does not deny that its C-section rate is high
pb1, I think you missed the entire point of this article. Of course everyone is thankful for medical interventions to save the lives or mothers and children who have medical emergencies and complications in child birth. The point of this article is to point out that routine intervention WITHOUT a medical indication is CAUSING complications. I was bullied into an induction that was not necessary and was only needed because of an inpatient doctor, was not given any informed consent by either my doctor or the hospital, was not told the risks of the use of pitocin and was treated horribly during my emergency C-Section. I wanted a VBAC for my second and when I was at Mary Birch for a minor procedure to turn my breech baby, the nurses there were NOT supportive of my choice to have an all natural VBAC. My baby, my body, my choice. C-Sections that are not required for medical reasons lead to more complications and riskier future pregnancies and I knew I wanted more children. Thank god I found an amazing provider and went to Pomerado and had the unmedicated VBAC I wanted. Women deserve choices and you cannot have choices unless you know what they are and are given informed consent. Had I known that I was twice as likely to have a C-Section if I was induced, I would not have agreed to it. Had I known Pitocin can cause fetal distress, I would not have agreed to it. If my baby was in danger, of course I would have agreed to anything, but that wasn't the case. It is not unreasonable to expect your doctor and the hospital to give you informed consent and its amazing to me that something that should be routine practice in medicine we have to fight for. Ridiculous.— December 15, 2011 12:01 p.m.